BYOD. Why BYOD in Mankato Area Public Schools?
Mankato Area Public Schools believes that 21st Century instruction is necessary for 21st Century learning. Providing students with an environment that fosters and encourages this belief is part of our core values. All members of our learning community hold the responsibility to value technology and achieve technological proficiency to prepare our students for future jobs, which currently may not exist. Schools must challenge students with rigorous, personalized academic experiences, foster innovation and creativity, and embrace emerging technologies. Internet Catalogue. Project ELF-Tech. If XYZ school district is doing [NAME OF PROGRAM GOES HERE], why can't we?
... The implication is simple--if that organization can implement this successfully, why aren't you--or your department dependent on your placement in the hierarchy--up to the job? I had a similar thought (ephiphany is too strong a word), when I heard Tim Wilson* from Osseo Schools speak at our state technology conference on his district's BYOD project earlier this month. While I'd been putting the pieces in place for some time, Tim's words pushed me into making things official.